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authorYit Phang Khoo <khooyp@sourceware.org>2012-08-23 18:55:25 +0000
committerYit Phang Khoo <khooyp@sourceware.org>2012-08-23 18:55:25 +0000
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Document how to return from "python-interactive" to GDB.
* doc/gdb.texinfo (Python Commands): Update documentation. * python/python.c (_initialize_python): Update documentation.
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diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
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@@ -1277,7 +1277,10 @@ _initialize_python (void)
python_interactive_command,
#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
_("\
-Start a Python interactive prompt.\n\
+Start an interactive Python prompt.\n\
+\n\
+To return to GDB, type the EOF character (e.g., Ctrl-D on an empty\n\
+prompt).\n\
\n\
Alternatively, a single-line Python command can be given as an\n\
argument, and if the command is an expression, the result will be\n\